pathfinder-skills

Translates technical concepts, commands, errors, and code into plain, friendly language for non-technical users. Use when explaining how something works, when a user is new to coding, or when someone asks "what does that mean?" Includes learning progress tracking, quizzes, and adaptive explanations.

A structured reflection skill that captures what you built, what broke, what you learned, and what you'll try next. Run at the end of a coding session or week to track growth over time.

The single entry point for all Pathfinder skills. Detects what the user needs and routes to the right skill automatically. Also provides shortcut modes — /learn, /build, /reflect, /share. Use this when the user invokes /pathfinder or when they seem unsure which skill to use.

Shortcut mode that activates workflow-detective, hypothesis-lab, build-first-break-later, apps-script-builder, api-explorer, and agent-architect together. Use when the user wants to create automations, scripts, apps, or agents.

Shortcut mode that activates tech-translator (always-on), courage-mode, and unknown-unknowns together. Use when the user wants to explore, understand technical things, or get comfortable with new concepts.

Shortcut mode that activates iteration-journal and impact-mapper together. Use at the end of a session or week to capture learnings and measure impact.

Shortcut mode that activates show-your-work and teach-back together. Use when you want to share what you built, create presentations, write documentation, or train teammates.

Dedicated Google Apps Script building assistant. Walks non-technical users through building Apps Script projects from zero — handles every service (Gmail, Sheets, Calendar, Drive, Slides, Forms, Docs), triggers, deployment, and permissions. Use when building anything in Google Workspace.

Guides users from simple automations to building their own agents. Introduces concepts gradually — from scripts that check-and-act, to multi-step workflows, to decision logic, to full agents. Use when someone is ready to level up beyond simple automations.

Demystifies APIs for non-technical people. Guides users through understanding and making their first API calls — from free public APIs to work APIs. Use when someone encounters an API for the first time or wants to connect systems.

Guides users to build a rough first version fast, then iterate. Use when someone is overthinking, stuck in planning, or afraid to start. Anti-perfectionism by design.

For when someone is stuck, overwhelmed, or afraid to try something new. Breaks intimidating tasks into tiny, safe experiments. Every step is labeled safe or reversible. Celebrates attempts, not just successes.

Structures every project as an experiment with a hypothesis, test, evidence, and iteration loop. Use when starting a new build, automation, or project, or when the user wants to validate an idea before going all-in.

Quantifies the impact of what the user built — time saved, errors reduced, people helped, ROI. Use before a build to estimate value, or after to measure actual results. Generates impact reports for leadership.

Generates shareable artifacts from what the user built — impact summaries, how-to guides, before/after comparisons, and presentation-ready slides. Use when the user wants to share what they built with their team, manager, or organization.

Helps users teach what they built to others. Generates teaching guides, workshop outlines, and coaches the user on simplifying their explanations. Use when someone wants to train teammates or share knowledge.

Surfaces things the user didn't think to ask — adjacent concepts, edge cases, opportunities, and risks they haven't considered yet. Use after any build, explanation, or exploration to expand the user's mental model.

Helps users find what to build by examining their daily work — identifies repetitive tasks, bottlenecks, and pain points, then scores opportunities by effort vs. impact.